Post for street-signs, &amp;c.



No, 767,406. PATENTED AUG. 16, 1904. B. HASKELL.

POST FOR STREET SIGNS, 8:0. APPLIOATION FILED H0116, 1903..

UNITED STATES Patented August 16, 190a.

PATENT OFFICE.

FRANKLIN'ROLLING MILL AND FOUNDRY COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

POST FOR STREET-SIGNS, 81.0.

SPECIFIGATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 767,406, a e August 16, 1904.

Application filed November 16, 1903. Serial No. 181,289. (No model.)

To mZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, BRODERICK HASKELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Franklin, in the countyof Venango and State of Pennsylvania, have invented an Improvement in Posts for Street Signs, Lamps, &c., of which the following is a specification.

Heretofore posts or poles have been constructed with U-bars for uprights, and in poles of this class there were internal spreaders bearing against the interior surfaces of the U- bars and clamps extending exteriorly around the same adjacent to the spreaders have been employed, together with means for securing the Spreaders and clamps together and to the uprights.

In carrying out my invention I employ U- shaped uprights, clamps passing exteriorly around the uprights at suitably-spaced-apart distances, means integral with said clamps intermediate of and for separating the uprights from each other, and means for binding said clamps to said uprights.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved post as applied to a sign-post. Fig. 2 is a plan of the cap shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a cross-section, full size, of my improved post; and Fig. 4 is an elevation of my invention, illustrating its use as a lamp-post.

a a are metallic uprights, preferably U- shaped in cross-section.

brepresents clamps adapted to pass exteriorly around the uprights a a and provided centrally, interiorly, and at opposite points with lugs 0, against the sides of which the edges of the uprights abut. The lugs c are preferably integral with the clamps Z) and are.

provided with holes for the reception of bolts (Z, by means of which the clamps are bound to the uprights a, a.

The clamps 6 are placed at suitably-spacedapart distances, and the upper ends of the uprights may be secured-in position by a cap 6, which, as shown in Fig. 1, may be provided with lugs 2, to which a sign-board 3 may be attached, or, as shown in Fig. 4, the cap a i may carry a lamp-frame 4. When used as a lamp-post, the gas-pipe 5 may be conveniently run up inside one of the uprights, as indicated in Fig. 3, and will also serve as a cover or conduit for electric-light wires.

The post constructed according to my invention may be mounted on a suitable base or set in concrete or otherwise placed in the ground, and while I have illustrated its use as a sign or lamp post it is to be understood that there are numerous other uses to which it is applicable.

I claim as my invention 1. A post comprising two U- shaped uprights, endless clamps passing exteriorly around said uprights at spaced-apart distances, means integral with said clamps and placed interiorlyand at correspondinglyopposite points for separating said uprights, and means for applying pressure to the clamps and so binding said clamps to said uprights.

2. A post comprising two U-shaped uprights, endless clamps passing exteriorly around said uprights at spaced-apart distances, lugs integral with said clamps and placed interiorly, centrally and at correspondingly opposite points for separating said uprights, and means for applying pressure to the clamps and so binding said clamps to said uprights.

3. A post comprising two U-shaped uprights, endless clamps passing exteriorly around said uprights at spaced-apart distances, lugs integral with said clamps and placed interiorly, centrally and at correspondingly opposite points for separating said uprights, and

bolts passing through said lugs and by which pressure is applied to said clamps to bind them to said uprights.

Signed by me this 9th day of November,

BRODERIOK HASKELL. WVitnesses:

J. WV. ROWLAND, J AMES P. ROGERS. 

